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Man Gets 8 Years In Prison For Botched Kidnapping, Shooting In Western Mass: DA
A Connecticut man who tried to kidnap a Western Massachusetts man at gunpoint on New Year's Eve 2022, but shot him instead when the man fought back, will serve eight years behind bars, authorities said.
New Haven County Marc A. Veturis, 29, of Waterbury, pleaded guilty on Thursday, March 28, to multiple felonies linked to the shooting, the Northwestern District Attorney's Office said.
The charges come from a Hampshire County incident on Mill Valley Road in Hadley.
The Daily Hampshire Gazette reported at the time that the victim, a 59-year-old Hadley business owner, h…
CT Man Charged In Murder Of 24-Year-Old Found Shot In Head, Police Say
Police have arrested a Connecticut man in connection with the alleged murder of an area man.
Waterbury Police arrested New Haven County man Kyshone Jackson, age 45, of Waterbury on Monday, July 12, for the Saturday, July 10 murder of Davante Echols.
Echols, 24, of Waterbury, was found shot in the head in the area of 19 Bronson Street, said Waterbury PD Sgt. Robert Davis.
He died shortly after at a local hospital.
Investigations led detectives to find that Jackson was involved in the incident.
Jackson was taken into custody at police headquarters and charged with the…
Armed Suspect Fires On Officers, Bystanders In Western Mass, Police Say
A Western Massachusetts man has been arrested for allegedly firing a gun at police officers and bystanders on a city street before being arrested.
Jose Montanez, age 43, of Springfield was apprehended around 7:25 p.m., Sunday, June 20,
Montanez, who is well-known to police, was arrested after officers responded to the 0-100 block of High Street for a ShotSpotter Activation indicating five rounds of gunfire, said Ryan Walsh, spokesman for the Springfield Police Department.
Jose MontanezSpringfield Police Department
When officers arrived Montanez began fleeing, as is seen in but continu…
Suspect In Foxwoods Shooting Arrested By US Marshals, Police Say
A man wanted in connection to a shooting at a Connecticut casino has been apprehended by police and US Marshals.
On Thursday, Jan. 7, the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force, as well as members of the police department in Worcester, Massachusetts, arrested Barry Jump, age 29, of Worcester, , in connection with a shooting, about an hour’s drive away, at Foxwoods Casino in Ledyard, Connecticut, police said.
Law enforcement did not specify the event that led to Jumpp’s arrest, but on Saturday, Dec. 19, Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Police said they were investigating an incident involving a firearm…
Second Brother Arrested For Hartford Parkville Neighborhood Murder
Police made a second arrest connected to a murder in Hartford's Parkville neighborhood earlier this month.
Edwin Franqui, 24, was arrested July 23 at 9:36 a.m. on High Street and charged with two counts of murder, first-degree assault, carrying a pistol without a permit, and the use of a firearm in a crime, police said. His 29-year-old brother has the same first and last name as Franqui. The older brother was arrested on the day of the crime.
The Franquis are suspects in the Monday, July 6, killing of Junny Lara-Velazquez, 19, of West Hartford, police said. On that day, Lara-Velazquez was …
